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Taking the Scenic Route: My Summer Road Trip Out West

By GreenHawks Media | August 17, 2020

Similar to most people, COVID-19 impacted the plans I had for the summer. I found myself at home, bored, and baking way too much banana bread for my own good. So when my dad, a high school teacher, suggested we go on a camping road trip, I was already halfway out of the door. On July 1, we hit the road in our trusty old Dodge Caravan with a stack of U.S. maps and an open schedule. There is no better place to socially distance than the great outdoors; we were armed with masks, sanitizer, and even a pop-up shower to stay safe during the pandemic. 

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Group fitness across distance

By Lexi Whitehead | May 9, 2020

Zoom calls and livestreams on Instagram and Facebook have become part of most people’s daily routines, taking the place of lectures, meetings, special events and even workout sessions.

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Is quarantine leading us all to a social media addiction?

By Michael Smith | May 8, 2020

 If you’re like me, you hate to admit you spend the majority of your day lying in bed and scrolling through all your social media in a never-ending cycle. It’s embarrassing, but you feel a sense of comfort because you remember it’s become the norm with many other students while you continue to check your friends' Snapchat stories. I mean, how else are you going to keep up with everyone while maintaining social distancing?  

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Paper and pen: A duo that never goes out of style

By Abigail Kemper | May 8, 2020

 Junior Sarah Pankratz, a psychology major on the pre-med track, started writing letters to her friends during quarantine. She picked up the habit when she worked at a summer camp and couldn’t use her phone often. She wanted to communicate with her friends without always being on her phone.  

After seven months in quarantine, Miami students are finding their way back into the dating game.
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Love in the time of coronavirus

By Maya Fenter | May 6, 2020

In this time of isolation and self quarantine, couples are finding themselves thrust into some unpredictable circumstances. From long-distance dating to moving in together, these Miamians are each striving to make their relationships work in the age of coronavirus. 

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Miami at Home: Bitter sweet 16

By Jenna Calderón | May 5, 2020

I got into my car for the first time in more than a week. My sister, Sara, loaded our two maltese-poodles into the back seat, and she crawled into the front passenger side.  I started down the driveway and turned out of our cul-de-sac, sprinkles of rain hitting my windshield. 

Kamara (pictured right) became the first female black student body president at Miami this spring, how has she adjusted to the pandemic?
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Jannie Kamara: Manifesting Mindset

By Mia Lee | May 2, 2020

Jannie Kamara has been working toward turning her dreams into realities since the minute she stepped on campus.  Kamara, a junior studying diversity and leadership and black world studies, is fully committed to pursuing her newly-elected role as Student Body President and working alongside her executive board and cabinet in the fall.

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Swiping around the world with Tinder passport

By Grace Killian | May 1, 2020

  Before school moved online, I had only downloaded Tinder once. It was toward the end of last semester, and I was curious to see who could be on there. After a few more days, I stopped using it completely. It wasn’t until I moved back home that I learned about Tinder Passport. 

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Acting class online becomes the new normal

By Michael Smith | April 30, 2020

The transition from in-person classes to remote learning in the middle of the semester has not been seamless for all students and academic departments. Some students worry about how they’re going to complete their lab requirements for chemistry, how student-teaching will take place or how recreational courses like broomball or social dancing will translate to an online format. 

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Miami at home: Puzzled in Petaluma

By Rebecca Wolff | April 29, 2020

  Are 20-year-olds allowed to call people old friends yet? If so, Tommy is an old friend.  It was 2014, my freshman year of high school. Pink braces, plaid flats, side bangs and an unreasonable amount of confidence were the most notable things about me during this time. Skinny jeans, too much cologne, black vans and weed were the things most notable about Tommy during the same time. 

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Miami at home: Kroger in the midst of the apocalypse

By Briah Lumpkins | April 29, 2020

  The automatic opening doors at Kroger’s entrance offered an inviting feeling of warmth compared to the cold outside. My brother, Kalen, and I dodged shopping carts making their way out the building.  There were too many people here. Definitely too many for a Monday afternoon. Every person who passed us had a cart that was entirely too full. Some had multiple family members pushing a cart throughout the store.  Shelves that once held food were bare. The toilet paper, I found out from a conversation between two employees, had been “out for days,” but they were hoping for a new shipment soon. 

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